Taking you through my Journey
to bring much awareness to
Breast Cancer
and that Early
Detection is key to survival.

I promise

"I promise, Suzy... Even if it takes the rest of my life." - Nancy G. Brinker, founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure

What is Triple Negative Breast Cancer?

WHAT IS TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER?

Just in recent years, Triple Negative Breast Cancer has sparked interest in the news where instead of calling the tumor as ER-negative, PR-negative, and HER2-negative; researchers began using the shorthand term, "Triple Negative," dubbed the "new type" type of cancer. Being Triple Negative, you don't have a targeted therapy and that your only treatment option is chemotherapy.

Triple Negative is seen in about 15% of all breast cancers. Triple Negative is a very aggressive cancer that tends to strike younger women, pre-menopause, especially among African-American women and women who have BRCA1 mutations. The tumor tends to be fast growing and is less likely to show up on an annual mammogram. TN is more likely to metastasis early on; has a high rate of recurrence in the first 2-3 years from diagnosis and has a poorer prognosis than other types of breast cancer due to lack of specific, targeted treatment for TNBC.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

"Triple-negative breast cancer is now recognized as a very complex subtype for which one treatment will not be applicable to all, according to Mohammad Jahanzeb, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine at the
University of Miami and Director of the UM Sylvester Deerfield Campus, who gave an update on this challenging tumor at the 9th Annual New Orleans Summer Cancer Meeting..."Published : August 15, 2014

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About Me

In 2010, I created a blog website called, Triple Negative Breast Cancer,
I Won’t Back Down! to bring awareness to my type of breast cancer. http://mlsspaskvan.blogspot.com.

My site provides
information and inspirational stories in reference to the disease of
TNBC. It is a place where I document my journey, share photos and bond
with the 15% of women diagnosed with my rare form of breast cancer. My
audience has reached viewers from across the globe, and my mission is to bring hope and motivation to other women affected by TNBC.

"No brows nor lashes" day before 1st radiation treatment at ER because of car accident

My son talked me into going tubing down that mountain behind us, I was bald underneath that hat, Brrrr!

Got hair?" New hair growth photo3

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Me and my hubby

" The one that was with me every step of the way! I love you!

Toledo Walleyes hockey

"I think secretly he wanted me" ;)

They wanted my autograph too!

"Chickin with the chicks"

Hair loss - lost the rest with last chemo treatment, my new combover look!

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"Peace at Christmas 2009"

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Favorite hat to keep my cranium warm

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"Rockin the look"

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"Puppy still loves his mommy"

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"Going Pink"

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"Fighting like a girl"

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Hair thinned out

"LOve that pink ribbon"

Hair loss #6

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Hair loss, day 5

Breast Cancer Journey - Several people have had asked why didn't I just shave my head?... Because I was forbidden not to because of my previous 9 month bout with MRSA staph infection that was in my hair follicles.

Back of my head as I'm losing my hair, day 3

"What a mess!"

Hair loss, day 3

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Hair loss, day 2

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Hair loss, day 1

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Chemo Babe

I survived the "Red Devil!"

8th Chemo treatment

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7th Chemo treatment

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6th Chemo treatment

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5th Chemo treatment

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4th Chemo treatment

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3rd Chemo treatment

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2nd Chemo treatment

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1st Chemo treatment

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Got the port in

"I'm ready to start my chemotherapy!"

My cat, Torrie

"She's so clueless to what's going on"

Pumpkin Path 2009, Photo taken day before all my hair started falling out